Chan Chan
the site of the ancient capital city of the Chimu people, near the modern city of Trujillo, Peru, characterized by large walled enclosures and houses made of unfired mud brick covered with frescoes in brilliant colors.
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Discussions are being had from the flooding squares of Venice to the wind-battered ancient city of Chan Chan, Peru.
At one time when I was younger, he financed an archaeological expedition that explored the ruins of Chan Chan.
The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure | Gerald BreckenridgeAt last the Chimu armies, however, were forced back to the protection of the great walls of Chan Chan.
The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure | Gerald BreckenridgeFinding they could not carry Chan Chan by storm, the Incas at length hit upon a device which had won them many a walled city.
The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure | Gerald BreckenridgeGradually the vast population penned within the walls of Chan Chan absorbed all the water in the reservoir.
The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure | Gerald Breckenridge
Into the ruined temples and palaces of Chan Chan and of other cities of the Chimu kingdom, they delved.
The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure | Gerald Breckenridge
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